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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-12-29

Two respected citizens of Prince George
county died last week from the yellow
chills,' disease somewhat rare in that
locality and regarded as fatal. The victim
of the disease turns yellow when attacked,
and from that fact it is called the yellow
chills,'
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-12-29

President Cleveland sent to the Pope on
the occasion of the jubilee ceremony on
che Goth anniversary of his Priesthood, a
copy OF the Constitution of the United
States, gotten up in beautiful style, and
handsomely bound.
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the country, encourages the belief that the de-
mand will cover what is offered. and that with
an increasing European demand, prices will
slightly advance.
Prices yesterday ranged as follows Flour
Family, 81 Extra, So rs; Super, So %; VIII sat
So to SIC: Corn. As to Sd; Oats, 80 to SO
Glover seed. So 90 to IS rs. Hay, Timothy slI
to SIP; mixed. 50 to $40. Straw, Sc TO 81 per ton
LIVE sTOCK.-Baltimoye, Dec. 81. Beef Cat.
tie. 50 rs to SIS, according quality. sheep. to
AZ cen is. to 54.
STANTON MARK ETs
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-12-29

DESERVED PROMOTION Mr.. Donald
Allen, the well known engineer and rail-
road superintendent, has recently heen APP
pointed superintendent Of the South &
North Alabama Division of the Louisville
& Nashville system, with headquarters at
birmingham, Ala. The position came to
him entirely unsolicited, he not knowing
a single man connected with the manage
ment. That he will successfully discharge
the duties assumed, none who know him
doubt. Mr.. Allen enjoys the reputation
of being one of the most efficient railroad
men in this country. He is built on the
broad guage plan, and if skill, system.
brains. and push count for anything, the
South & North Alabama has secured one
Of the most valuable superintendent in
American. Mr.. Aliens many friends
in Stanton viii be glad to hear of his pro.
| motion.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-12-29

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.-We regret to
learn of the destruction by fire of the
newly completed and splendid steam
Touring mill of Glenn & Wenger, at Har-
risoDburg, which occurred last Wednesday
night. The origin of the fire is mystery.
The building and machinery, which was
of the most improved patterns, cost about
1000. There were about 5000 bushels
of wheat and 400 barrels of flour in the
mill, all of which, except few barrels Of
flour, were consumed. 1t is total loss
to Messrs. C. & W., as there was no in
surance, and very serious loss to Harri-
sonburg and vicinity. 1t was very val
liable property.
Welearn that steps .have.been taken to
rebuild as soon as...practicable. Messrs.
C. s. W. are men of pluck and energy and
the firm has the meansss and the credit TO
go on with the work Of reconstruction,
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POLICIES GUARANTEED.
And all JUST CLAIMS PAID IN CASH,
WITHOUT DELAY or Contest

The rate of annual premium is limited.
surance. Cost of insuring, including first quar-
terly premium, SIS, Thereafter, So quarterly.
ENERGETIC AGENTS WANTED To such
as can furnish well-known business reference.
apply to,
deeply Stanton, Va.
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sorREE AT THE WESLEYAN. FEMALE

SOIREE AT THE WESLEYAN FEMALE
INsTITUTE.-The Christmas soiree at the
Wesleyan Female Institute on Thursday
evening last, Dee. 22d, was of a most en-
joyable nature. The programme was care
fully selected and carried out with that
promptitude and ability Which is ever
Characteristic of these entertainments
under the able supervision Of Prof. Bryant,
aided by the accomplished lady teachers.
Misses Daniel and Corpew. Where the
excellence of the performances was so
universal it is scarcely fair to attempt dis
elimination. But if we might be allowed
to particularize, we would mention the
quartette Poet and Peasant" as attract
ing particular attention from the audience.
This selection is familiar and beautiful,
and was rendered with fnesse OF expires
sion and execution which could not well
have been surpassed. The Duet march
Hongroise,' between Misses Strickland
and Gilliand is also to be emphasized as
skillfully rendered and brilliant produc-
ton. The "Guitar March, by Miss Cor
prew's class. was unique and graceIul
feature of the program.
The pretty words of that graceful song
.Florenstine'' were given with marvellous
power and sweetness by Miss Lucy Wer-
tenbaker, who is endowed with vocal
capacities rare in child Of ten or twelve
aud was greeted with enthusiastic encore,
Mrs. G. W. Bryant rendered "Ernanl In
yolami" with fine expression, and sang in
reply to encore with marked pathos and
power the pathetic FRENCH ballad "Rabette
and Pierrot''
| Amongst the recitations from Miss Ben.
nett IS class. varying the program, The
Revolutionary Rising" by Miss Pearl Pear
son was rendered with an expression thai
gave evidence of unusual histriopio talent
in the fair decIaimer. The programme
throughout was unusually attractive amf
drew out In spite of the inclemenoy oi Viz
weather, satisfactory and appreciativt
audience.
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EoR SALE PRIVATELY.
That valuable storehouse and lot, at No. Z, E.
Main street, Stanton. recently occupied by
Geo. r. Bell as dry goods store, and formerly
known as the old "Gabe Hirsh' stand. This
fine storehouse has one of the handsomest
plate glass fronts in the city. is situated in the
of the most desirable locations in the town.
House in perfect repair.
TERMS exceedingly easy, and will be made
known upot application to
dec2s 4. q. BRAxTON, Trustee. :
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THE
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Death of Hon. Daniel Manning.

After an acute illness of a week or more
Hon. Daniel Manning, ex-Secretary Of
The Treasury, died at his residence in Al
bany, N. Y, on Saturday. the oath inst.
His affection was a pronounced case OF
Bright's disease of the kidneyc. He was
only semi conscious for few days before
his death, and Internationally recognized
friends and members of his family.
Mr.. Manning commenced life as an I
fee boy on newspaper at 10 years. He,
by degrees, made his way to the position
of manager of the establishment and edi
tor of the paper. He was also President
of a National Bank in Albany, and Chair
man of the Democratic State Committee
of New York, in the campaign of 1854
When Mr.. Cleveland was inaugurated he
selected Mr.. Manning for the Office OF
Secretary Of the Treasury. in which posi-
ton he continued until about year ago
when ill-health caused him to resign. Al
ter visiting Europe. he was elected Pres
,dent of Bank in New York, and in thai
capacity he was serving when his last ia
| tai illness overlook him.
He was man of ability, honest in hi
opinions and bold in theil assertion. I'll
was the confidential adviser of the Presi
dent. while he was In the cabinet, and di,
more to shape the policy of the admins
! tration than probably Mr.. Cleveland oil
himself. He commanded the respect an
inspired the confidence of political frlen
and foe and was popular With all ciasse
of citizens. beca use of his fearessness
earnestness and manly methods of tram
acting Business. He was about Sc yeal
of age, and Of commanding appearance
He leaves a wife and several children.
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plunge headlong into the canvass regard
less of consequences. They are practical.
and will consider men secondary in shap-
ing the canvass and selecting the standard
bearer for 1888. States and rings will be
counted for what they are worth and no
more. and the man who will be most ac-
ceptable to the Republicans of the country
and present tie strongest claims on the
doubtful N Northern States, will vely likely
be chosen. None of the Southern States
will enter into the calculations except as
a bare possibility and so much clear gain
should any one of them be carried for the
Republican ticket. But it should be a
duty Of the Convention to consider the
situation in the South, and, while not
compromising the chances 10 the doubtful
Northern States, to nominate candidates
who would inspire the least personal OBJ
lection, an6 with whom we could make
canvass without stirring up sectional feel
ing. In our opinion, there should not De
a resolution of preference passed in any
district or State Convention In Southern
State. The delegates should be chosen for
their sound Republioanism and balanced
judgments, and 60 to the Convention m.
embarrassed by committals, free to coop
crate in the selection of ticket that will
command the support and confidence OF
the party all over the country. With such
motive and such purpose to dominate
in the Convention, it would not matter
much who might be chosen delegates, as
the position is costly luxury and an
empty honor.
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Distressing Scene at a Funeral.

BREsLAu, l. l., Feb. 5.-There was general
suspension of business from o'clock until to-
day, during which time the last tributes Of
respect were being paid to the murdered tin
smith, Philip Sheidweiter and his young WIFE
Ali of the dead mans and daughters, with
their respective wives and husbands. came from
Wellsboro and Germania. Pa, and other places,
to attend the funeral Tho solsmnity of the
occasion was rudely marred by the conduct of .
son-in-law of the murdered man, August
Schwand, of Wellsboro Pa, who created dis
graceful scene by demanding in a loud voice
that the lid of the coffin containing the
mutilated remains of Mr.. Sheidweitey
be taken of, SO that he could look
at them. Schwand finally shouted to
his wife to cross the room to him, and endeav-
ored to coerce her into insisting that the coffin
should be opened and then shouted. 'If you
don't let me look at him l will 60 into the grave
with him." During this scene the other relatives
were crying and waing Quiet was finally re-.
stored. and after the funeral sermon, the bodies
were followed to the cemetery by large con-
course of people and buried in one grave. Dur
ing the progress of the obsequiea. the fact that
the supposed murderer had been captured at
Freeport-was made known, and created pro-
found sensation.
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the foreign policy of the country. Is the British
government for intervention or non-interven-
ton in Europef The British army is too large,
and is not organized on right basis if the latter
is to be the policy of the country. As intelli-
gent men. these officers recognize that non-in-
itary organization is concerned is the tendency
Of the British foreign policy. They say that
British force in the field in Europe
could form no more than . contingent
to the army Of one Of the great
military powers, with q proportion hardly SO
large as that of Sardinia in the Crimea, and that
in such circumstances the British force would be
subject to the directions Of foreign command
er They recognize in the position Of Belgium
such simplifcation of Englands policy but
they say plainly that if Parliament would APP
prove military policy based solely upon defense
of the empire, large reforms and great reduc-
tons of expenditures could be carried out
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ENGLISH POLITICS.
The Coercion Bill Will Not Be Taken I'm I'm
til Its Friends Are Ready to Push 1t.
Gneci to tha India e

The Coercion Bill Will Not Be Taken Up I'm
TIL Its Friends Are Ready to Push 1t.
Special to the Indianapolis Journa,
LONDON, Feb. Sit is reported tonight, on
excellent authority, that the governments con-
spracy bill will not see the light OF Parliament
especially in the form in which it passed from
the hands of the Cabinet to the hands OF the
drauehtsman. twill certainly not be laid upon
the table of the House until the Ministers are
prepared TO proceed with it energetically. In
other words it is not to be left to be the sport of
its opponents during the interval hatween its
introduction and the motion for its Sec
ond reading. Should serious opposition be
offered to the extension of the act TO the United
Kingdom, this part of the scheme will be aban-
doned indeed, the proposal on this point is
tentative The bill is said to be SO ingeniously
constructed that its provisions may, by a
stroke of the pen be applied to the. whole of the
United Kingdom, or to part of it. In all prob
ability 1t will be limited to Ireland, for many
Conservatives believe it would bring certain de-
feat If the Cabinet insists upon its being applica-
BILE to the United Kingdcm. Mr.. VIM. H.
Smith, Conservative leader in the House; Mr.
Arthur Baltour, Secretary for Scotland; Sir
Henry Holland, Colonial Secretary and Lord
Cross, Secretary for India, opposed the part of
the scheme which applied to Great Britain on
on the ground that it offered too flimsy dis
gulse under which to conceal the real object of
the measure. TO be frank, the government are
not hot upon the project They will do without
It If that be possible and it may, after ALL never
be submitted
Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Chief Secretary for
Ireland. Mr.. W. H. Smith and other ministerial
lists strongly favor an attempt to deal with the
agrarian difficulty upon pecuniary instead of
10 70 hn h.os4 -
to be tempered with relief. The Scotch Radical
members have framed amendment to the ad-
dress calling in question the conduct Of the gov
eminent and of the local authorities in Skye dur
ing the recent military expedition to that island
The amendment demands an inquiry into the
whole OF the circumstances attending the ex-
petition DR. Cameron will move and Dr. Nc
Donald will second the amendment.
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BRITAIN,s FOREIGN POLICY.

The Feeling In the Army-No Intervention
in the Affairs of the Continent.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
LONDON, Feb. 5-There is a strong undercur-
rent OF feeling among the best soldiers in the
War Office that the time is not far distant when
the question as to whether the army is royal or
parliamentary evil will again appear on the sur
face At present the highest patronage in the
army is royal to an extent which gives dissatis-
faction to many of the most capable officers
But that is not the only OBJECTION
which lis pointed out The people, 1t
ID asserted. need clearer definition Of
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SUICIDE EXTRAORDINARY.
A Disappointed Lover Takes His Life in the
Presence Of a Party Of Horrifed Friends.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
GREENcAsTLE. Ind, Feb. 5.-Albert Wright,
living at Lena small station few miles west
of here, committed suicide last evening. Wright
was young photographer, twenty two
years. old, and for some time had
been paying considerable attention to a
young lady of that village. The courtship
eventually eliminated in a matrimonial engage
ment. At this interesting time the parents of
the prospective bride stepped in and refused to
give consent to the marriage. Wright tried to
induce the young lady to marry him, despite her
parents objections. but she refused, and yester-
day told him she could never marry
him. Wright then went home, procured
thirty two -caliber revolver, and an
nounced to his friends his deter
mination to kill himself. They gathered
around him and sought to dissuade him from his
purpose. but stepping off from his friends dis
lance of ten feet, he placed the revolver to his
head pressed the trigger. and sent the bullet
crashing through his BRAIN His death was i'm
mediate.
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Compelled to Surrender His Br;ae

GRAND FORKS, OAK, Feb. 5-A remarkable
suit came up in the court of Chief justice Pur-
cell. at East Grand Forks yesterday. 1t was an
action of replevin brought nv William Sanders
for his daughter Emma whom last Friday, JUS
fice Cuts had pronounced the lawful wife of
William Reeves After the wedding the happy
couple proposed to spend the honeymoon in
Grand Forks, but the irate father, who seriously
objected to the match, crossed the pontoon birds
with loaded gun and flashing eyes, and forced
Reeves to give his bride. The father kent
the girl imprisoned and sued in replevin for her
Reeves proved that the action was without cause
and that the girl was really manageable being
over eighteen years. The groom is one of the
most successful farmers in this valley
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lying on the snow, and kind persons had COW
cred her with what spare clothing they could
procure Soon after there was sufficient help to
remove her to the Pingree House. She was
badly hurt, but still alive.
As soon as the flames had subsidized sufficiently.
the work Of recovering the bodies from the
wreck was begun. Most of the remains are so
charred as to be unacceptable. The body OF
Pullman Conductor Burgess was one of the first
taken out It was not badly mutilated The
remains of the porter Of one of the cars were
identified by his clothing and watch. The
body Of r. L. Wesson. son Of the
well-known arms manufacturer. Of Spring
field, was identified tonight by friends
from his home. In the pocket Of blue dress
coat was found a letter written upon letter
head of G. w. Sanford, agent Of the Moxie Nerve
Food Company. dated Washington D. c., Dec
10, and addressed to Dear Charles The body
of the owner is supposed to have been entirely
destroyed, and is supposed by travelling men to
have been that of Charles W. Sanford, formerly
in the employ of L. c. Chase q Co., of Boston.
He was in the Boston Pullman car. A coat be-
longing to Charles A. Hibard, of Boston, was
found. Miss p a. Follett of Sharon, Vt, who
ously injured, and will be taken from
the Hartford Hotel to her home, in
the morning At the same hotel is
L. Combrements, of New York, who was in the
Boston sleeper. His injuries in the back
and side and are not supposed to be serious
Most of the bodies recovered were taken to the
village of Hartford and placed in the under
takers establishment Thirty-nine bodies, in
all have been taken out of the wreck, and only
FIVE of this number are in any manner recogniz-
able. 1t will be impossible to tell now m any
were or the train the conductor had only
begun taking up tickets after leaving White
River Junction. Many bodies have probably
gone into the river and under the ice. 1t is
positively known that forty-two persons persisted
The latest computation places the number on
the train at one hundred, which would increase
the loss of life to sixty.
BosToN, Feb 5-No list of patrons of the
sleeping car which left Boston was taken, but
the employees at the station say there could not
have been moro than dozen through passen
gers from this city Eleven pieces of baggage
were registered, but only the numbers were
| taken.
Among those saved are Mrs. Dryden. of
MONTREAL: Mr. Hutchins. of Braintree, VT; Mr.
| Morse, of Springfield. and Mr.. Motto, a hay
dealer, of New York. 1t is reported that a
| Frenchman. from Holyoke, Mass, named
Masret, is among the killed.
| A man named Bouseiauet. his sister, wife and
| two children who have relatives in Worcester,
| and whose home is at Attawauean, Conn, were
on the wrecked Montreal express.
| Frank NJ. Pratt. secretary of the Armory Hill
Young Mems Christian Association, of Spring
field, Mass a passenger the Montreal
express and was on his way to attend the con-
vention of provincial secretaries, at Kingston,
| Ont Nothing has been heard from him since
the disaster and it is feared that he may have
| been among the killed.
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Losses nv Five

PATERSON. N. j., Feb. 5.-Harmony mills.
part of r. H. Adamss large establishment, was
afire this morning. The mill was de-
voted to the manufacture of MOSQUITO
netting. The fire started at 6:45 this
morning and is now under control. The loss is
estimated at 8 quarter of q million of dollars,
which is believed to be fully covered by insur-
ance. The origin of the fire is unknown. The
insurance agents say the loss will be about $780,.
600; fully covered by insurance. The works will
be rebuilt at once.
MIDDLETowN. Conn, Feb. 5.-The loss by the
burning Of the main building and blacksmith
shop of the Stiles & Parker Company, last night,
Ia ahont 100000 insured for $40. 600
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Seeking Higher Ground

Special to tie indianapolis journal
LAwRENcEBURG, Feb. 5.-The waters have
reached hight of fifty six feet and half here,
and are slowly rising. An overflow of the city
is greatly feared So far the levee has kept the
waters out of the city, and can Withstand sixty
feet. That part of tho city outside of the
levee is submerged It has been raining
here steadily since o'clock p. NJ. and a telegram
from Hamilton announces rain there since noon,
and fears are entertained Of a sudden and rapid
rise of the Miami river. If they are realized.
Lawrenceburg will be inundated. The citize4S
moving their pianos and heavy furniture 70
higher ground
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Ready to Bore for Gas.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
RUsHvILLE, Ind. Feb: The Rushyille Nat
ural Gas Company let the contract for boring
their we'll last night to Pennsylvania man.
The boring will begin in fifteen days. The COM
pany has capital of $780, 70 per cent Of
ing, and George Clark president of the conl-
pany, has donated lot to be used for boring
purposes. Rushvilles best business men aro
among the directors, and the enterprise will b
pushed vigorously.